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Chuck Hagel: Time for a New Political Party
 Anna Jo Bratton
U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel writes in a new book that the United States needs independent leadership and possibly another political party, while suggesting the Iraq war might be remembered as one of the five biggest blunders in history.
Juárez Murders: The Novel
 Daniel A. Olivas
Stella Pope Duarte's vital and eloquent novel, "If I Die in Juárez," centers on these horrific, unsolved crimes, which have been dubbed the maquiladora murders. She relies on three young characters to tell the story.
 Who Is Rev. Moon? 'Returning Lord,' 'Messiah,' Publisher of the Washington Times
 John Gorenfeld
The following is an adapted excerpt from John Gorenfeld's "Bad Moon Rising: How Reverend Moon Created the Washington Times, Seduced the Religious Right, and Built an American Kingdom."
A Garden of Monsters
 Carmen Boullosa
When Nazi Literature in the Americas was published in Spain in 1996, Chilean-born Roberto Bolaño captured the attention of Latin American and Spanish critics for the first time. The book consists of thirty entries, ranging from one to twenty-seven pages, each devoted to assessing a writer who has some relation to fascism.
A Bug’s Life. Really.
 Mark Leyner
In a scandal that’s sending shock waves through both the publishing industry and academia, the author Franz Kafka has been revealed to be a fraud.
The Cost of US War: $12 Billion a Month
 Charles J. Hanley
The flow of blood may be ebbing, but the flood of money into the Iraq war is steadily rising, new analyses show. In 2008, its sixth year, the war will cost approximately $12 billion a month, triple the "burn" rate of its earliest years, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and co-author Linda J. Bilmes report in a new book.
A Writer's Life in Puerto Vallarta
 Harold Sokolove
Amigos de Bucerias Simply Speaking Series welcomes local author Linda Abbott Trapp, who'll be sharing A Writer's Life in Puerto Vallarta at the Bucerias Bilingual Community Center, Calle 16 de septiembre, on Wednesday, March 5th at 7 pm.
Two Guides Lead Back to (Really) Old Mexico
 John Sledge
Two recent books provide fascinating insight into Mexico's colonial forays - "The Coronado Expedition From the Distance of 460 Years" and "Following the Royal Road: A Guide to the Historic Camino Real de Tierra Adentro."
Nobel Laureate Estimates Wars' Cost at More Than $3 Trillion
 BYLINE
That estimate from Noble Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz also serves as the title of his new book, "The Three Trillion Dollar War," which hits store shelves Friday.
Sports Legend Oscar De La Hoya Pens Autobiography for Harper
 Golden Boy Promotions
HarperEntertainment has announced the acquisition of an autobiography by boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya. To be called AMERICAN SON, De La Hoya’s book will chronicle his rise as one of the most-talked about fighters in the history of boxing.
Dumb and Dumber: Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?
 Patricia Cohen
The lack of global awareness is the kind of thing that drives Susan Jacoby, author of "The Age of American Unreason," up a wall. Ms. Jacoby is one of a number of writers with new books that bemoan the state of American culture.
Veterans Books, Benefits and Business
 David Lord
If you are an American Veteran or Dependant living abroad you are eligible for VA benefits. In my new book I'll be writing a section about the positive side of life in Mexico, and how to pursue your freedom and your benefits while living abroad.
Jon Stewart Takes On the 'Uncensored' History of the 9/11 Commission
 Mike Aivaz & Michael Roston
Jon Stewart hosted the New York Times' Philip Shenon on Monday night to discuss his new book, The Commission: An Uncensored history of the 9/11 Commission. The author described White House obstructionism in the course of the officially-mandated Sept. 11 investigation.
F. William Engdahl's 'A Century of War' Part I
 Stephen Lendman
F. William Engdahl is a leading researcher, economist and analyst of the New World Order who's written on issues of energy, politics and economics for over 30 years.
The Search for a Civic Voice: California Latino Politics
 Rosa Martha Villarreal
Written in a lucid, non-academic style, The Search for a Civic Voice is a refreshing throwback to when histories were not only meant to be informative but dramatic and entertaining.
Book: 9/11 Panel Exec had Close Ties to Rice
 Hope Yen
The Sept. 11 commission's executive director had closer ties with the White House than publicly disclosed and tried to influence the final report in ways that the staff often perceived as limiting the Bush administration's responsibility, a new book says.
Mexican Intellectual on Marti Thought
 Prensa Latina
Mexican intellectual, Alfonso Herrera Franyutti, emphasized the thought of Cuban independence hero, Jose Marti, "as a man capable of seeing the events of today's world more than a century ago."
Book Review: Jennifer Van Bergen's "The Twilight of Democracy"
 Stephen Lendman
Jennifer Van Bergen's "The Twilight of Democracy" is a clear and powerfully relevant analysis of the threat to freedom, democracy and justice in America today under the Bush regime.
Book on Baja Fishing is Informative, Delightful
 Ed Zieralski
At a time when Baja officials are in the throes of a battle with organized crime, Tom Gatch has written a wonderful book about a place that always has delivered terrific adventures to many of us. His timing couldn't be better.
Patricia Marie's Book, Now I Can Go On
 PRWeb
Marie spent nine months ministering to people affected by drugs in Mexico and felt motivated and inspired to write 'Now I Can Go On' about Christians becoming medics to the wounded.
Book Chronicles Role of Scottsdale Mexican Americans in City’s Rise
 Julie Janovsky
Skimming the pages of black-and-white photos that fill Jose Maria Burruel’s inaugural book feels at first like looking through an old family album. But read deeper and you’ll find the many faces — young and old — against the retro Scottsdale sights in Burruel’s “Mexicans in Scottsdale” are more than just a collection of memories.
Mexican Writer Dies at 101
 Wang Yan
Mexican writer and poet Andres Henestrosa, whose works focused on indigenous culture and languages, died of pneumonia Thursday, his family said Friday. He was 101.
The Secret Library of Hope: 12 Books to Stiffen Your Resolve
 Rebecca Solnit
Hope is an orientation, a way of scanning the wall for cracks - or building ladders - rather than staring at its obdurate expanse. Here, are some of the regulars in my secret political library of hope, along with some new candidates.
“We Are All Marcos Now”
 Robert Ovetz, Ph.D.
The Zapatistas created a new model that has made taking up arms compatible with simultaneously taking up the cause of grassroots democracy, a paradoxical phenomenon vividly illustrated by Nick Henck in his fascinating new book Subcommander Marcos: The Man and the Mask.
Novel by Yelapa Author Nominated for Agatha
 PVNN
Paradise Marred, the latest mystery novel by Yelapa author Robert Hardin, has been nominated for an "Agatha" award. The Agatha is awarded for the best classic mystery of the year as voted by members of the mystery fan readers group, Malice Domestic.
Generation Y Biggest User of Libraries: Survey
 Julie Vorman
More than half of Americans visited a library in the past year with many of them drawn in by the computers rather than the books, according to a survey released on Sunday. Of the 53 percent of U.S. adults who said they visited a library in 2007, the biggest users were young adults aged 18 to 30 in the tech-loving group known as Generation Y.
Book Review: From the Barrio to Washington (Via Sacramento)
 Kenneth C. Burt
Looking for a good book to start the New Year? Armando Rodriguez’s From the Barrio to Washington: An Educator’s Journey, fulfills the stated goal - “to inspire” - while teaching us about a bygone era.
Rogue Writer
 Eric Morrison
After years of churning out superlative-laced copy at the behest of travel magazines beholden to their advertisers, Chuck Thompson wanted to write a book to expose an industry that uses fear and greed to manipulate the realities of destinations across the globe.
A Window Into Revolution: Book Review of The Price of Fire
 Chesa Boudin
On my most recent trip to Bolivia I sought out several of the activists, artists, and organizers whom I had learned about from The Price of Fire.
Faces of Indian Art: Through the Lens of Nemai Ghosh
 The Hindu
With the value of Indian art soaring in the international market, publishers are cashing in with new titles on the subject. Mapin in particular has launched a series on contemporary painters, starting with Manu Parekh and Krishen Khanna. Faces of Indian Art takes a different line since the aim is documentation rather than criticism.
You Said What?
 Nick Gillespie
Here's a history test no one should fail: Name a president whose "only reading materials were government documents and Bible scriptures" and whose tenure was linked to an increasingly unpopular war started under morally murky - if not clearly phony - circumstances.
Women in Quest of Sustainable Future
 UNEP
New book, "Women and the Environment", calls for greater recognition of women's role in conservation and poverty eradication.
"Kite Runner" Author Soars To New Heights
 CBS News
Khaled Hosseini loved flying kites as a little boy in Afghanistan. Now, that childhood pastime has become the perfect metaphor for the heights Hosseini says he never imagined he would reach with his pen.
Mexican Slang 101
 PVNN
Cabo Bob's Mexican Slang 101 is the ultimate guide to Spanish slang as spoken in Mexico. Chock full o' words and phrases invaluable to the student, tourist, vagabond, poseur or undesirable alien.
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